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*** See an updated list here: Basic Wolof Phrases 2012 ***
“Expressions Ouolof Essentielles”
Na nga def. – Hello. (singular)
Na ngeen def. – Hello everybody. (plural)
Jaam nga fanane. – Good morning.
Jamm nga yendoo. – Good afternoon.
Fanaanal jaam. – Goodnight.
Ba beneen. – Goodbye.
Su la nexee. – Please.
Jai-rruh-jef. – Thank you.
Agsil. – You’re welcome. (singular)
Agsileen ak jaam. – You’re all welcome. (plural)
Baal ma. – Sorry./Pardon.
Wau. – Yes.
Deh-det. – No.
Jaam nga am? – Have you peace? (How are you?)
Jaam rek. – Peace only. (I’m fine.)
Yow nag? – And you?
Naka-nga sant? – What’s your first name?
Maa ngi tudd … . – My name is … .
Fan nga dahk? – Where do you live?
Fan nga joghe? – Where are you from? (singular)
Fan ngeen joghe? – Where are you all from? (plural)
Maa ngi joghe les USA. – I’m from the USA.
Deg nga Angale? – Do you speak English?
Deg nga Faranse? – Do you speak French?
Angale rekk laa degg. – I speak only English.
Degg naa tuuti Faranse. – I speak a little French.
Mahn deggumah Wolof. – I don’t speak Wolof.
Mahn deggumah Faranse. – I don’t speak French.
Degguma. – I don’t understand.
Dama bahggoon … . – I’d like … .
Fahn la … ? – Where is … ?
Soreh na? – Is it far?
Cha kanam. – Straight ahead.
Chammoon. – Left.
Ndeyjoor. – right.
Dugghal waay! – Get in!
Lii naata? – How much is this?
Seer na torob. – It’s too much.
May ma jaam! – Leave me alone!
I really want to learn wolof.
Thank you for this help.
Edith Flores
i can teach
What’s your email? I need you to translate please. Thanks.
I want to learn wolof please email me soon
Amul solo (You’re welcome)
Can ANYONE please translate the following? PLEASE
dega dafa am num fa tarjo teh sa waji parei wuta understan
hey there !!
can anyone please translate this for me ? it’s wolof frm senegal.
“beggue sokhena si amal jam ak salame ak weer ak kheweul diarama”
i just found “happiness” for begue ..and i have no idea about the rest..though i heard diarama a lot..
thanks a lot for your help
i wish you happiness girl.May God shower you with peace healthy and wealthy
can you tell me what khewuel means??
this goes to diagne:
jerejeff.
thank you so much. na how would i say dat nah?
cool, am here quite often but never saw your answer.
so then “begue boy(?) si amul jamm” … wish you happiness boy? translated: happiness boy ….?
would be happy if u still hang around and answer me 😉
this language is so very beautiful and i am meeting many people talking it and would like to understand them better to help them better….
thanks again…looking forward to read something
you people are so dumb, you got half of it wrong! nefu len fele waay!!
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Belie deh touch nga fi! wahati ko lool.. SMH
you don’t have to be rude to people who are here to learn:
well then perhaps you could supply help rather than be so offensive is better to help than criticize yalna la yalla faye ak ramadan mubarak
well why don’t you correct us then?
I have a Senegalese friend who has just died…I am an artist and would like to include an appropriate farewell phrase in a picture I am painting is there someone who can tell me what I should say to my friend and his family to say goodbye?
Danny, you’re probably already done with that painting but I was going to say you might include, rather than words, items in the picture that were significant to your deceased friend.
African cultures, like many others, have had a great portion of their culture and traditions preserved in song and glyphs.
Its just a thought.
Hey nice. I don’t mind seeing stuff like this one bit Nice chgnae actually. I love all the lines and textures, especially the one curved line wrapping around the center.
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Hi people,
I really want to know what is the meaning of this :
Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane
Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw
Beugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yaw
mo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale
Please if anyone can help he can contact me : ristovc@yahoo.com
Thanx
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This is what he is saying:
Don’t see me from a distance
Don’t look at my smile
And think that I don’t know
What’s under and behind me
I don’t want you to look at me and think
What’s in you is in me
What’s in me is to help them
Can anyone break down some of the individual Wolof words for us?
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my husband is from Gambia and i’m very anxious to learn the language, can someone offer any other common phrases that will be helpful or tutorials?
Start >HERE< scroll all the way to the bottom and work your way up!
I visited senegal for about 4 months a few years ago.
Im still very interested and facinated with the language and country it self . Now I’ve been trying to brouse the web to find a phrase that i used pretty often yet i cant find a proper transulation for it , the phrase was légé légé ” dont start flaming me plse im a native speaker im from belgium i know the spelling may be off by miles 🙂
From the phrases that i can remember ( like said above plse dont flame me for typos 🙂 ) – i was 19 when i made this trip so its been a while.
nellow nah boebah? : did u sleepwell?
defal danke : chill out
Ghamna gelbi rafet : do you know any pretty ladys
ki ke le wi : whos there , hello
dama sono : im tired
dama rew : im hungry
dama dof : im stupid
dama mara naam : im thursty
samagol : lady of my hearth
danga rafet : ure beautiful
de mal a dofsi yow : im crazy about you
ana wa kurge? : how are things at home?
nakka a fairbie? : what you up too?
foj dem? : where you going?
nejdem : we are going
boebah : good
boebaha very good
boemak : big
boemak a mak : bigger
boendow : small
boendow a dow : smaller
jogma : give it too me
amoel challies : i got no money
tutu rek : just a little
bahné : its ok
ko kan la? : who is there?
thats is about the most i can remember at the moment , hope this helps a little
I’m Senegalese , so just trying to help (:
Dama rew means I’m rude , not hungry .
Dama khif means I’m hungry .
Can you teach me Wolof ?
how do u say no sex in wolof my boyfriend is from senegal and i told him i would find out how to say that because he wont teach me that lol
Man déedéet tëdd ak. [maan dey-deyt tuhd ak]
I’m not going to have sex with you.
déedéet tëdd = no sex
man = I; déedéet = no; tëdd ak = (to have) sex
legui legui means ‘see you later’
What is the English translation?— Si lor neh
what are you up to?
Thank you very much for the prompt response!! I have two more—-damala nama la wahh….&
tor lu si skul bi…..
great list!
do you perhaps know any links to help proper pronunciation of wolof words?
Na nga def,
Hey Lisa, there is a pronunciation tab at the top of this page. Is that useful?
Jai-rruh-jef for this site. I am trying to learn Wolof to speak to friends in Australia.
Ba beneen,
Gnat
wot does this mean – jaam la fannne yaw
Can anyone tell me what ma nga fee means?
Mangi fi means “I am here”
Mangi = I am
Fi = here
It is most commonly used in response to the question: Naka nga def? or Nanga def?, meaning How/What are you doing?
legge legge means now now. Mangi dem supermarket, mangenyo legge legge. I am going to the supermarket and will be back very soon. Mangenyo si kanam (tutti) I will be coming back later. Si kanam tutti- see you later- ususally just si kanam.
Nak sa doogoo da? Mungee dalla! It’s a gambian double entendre! They say the person asking the question knows the exactly what the implication is!
nama nala – i miss you
maalalo – i miss you more (i miss you the most)
I learned these from my mother & sister in laws while in Senegal, they would always say this when I would leave for the day with my husband. Then they went somewhere and when they came back my husband’s mother said nama nala Marie, and when I replied Malalo, she was so happy.
mala raw is the correct sp, sorry.
I think it should also be said that Gambian Wolof and Senegalese Wolof are quite different (different dialects and pronounciations). I learned this when I first met my husband and had found a free online dictionary that I printed out from a missionary group website. Well when I brough it home to show my husband, he shook his head and said “if you come to Senegal and speak this wolof to my family, they will think you’re crazy” He obviously was joking with me, but it is rather different.
Gambian Wolof and Senegalese Wolof only differ slightly. Different materials use different spelling systems which can sometimes cause confusion for those who are used to a particular spelling system. Your best bet for a free online dictionary is the one put out by the Peace Corps which is a printable/downloadable PDF…also Firicat.com is a searchable dictionary. Both contain errors but are the 2 best free ones that I’m aware of.
Hi,
Iam doing a project in Senegal, and I would like to know the correct translation of the word Welcome in Wolof. Is there anybody who can help me out?
Thanks
Rianne
Hello!
Can someone tell me how you write the phrase that means “no problem” or “no worries” something like “cho du jip” in wolof???
Thank u!
Y3zeqe pldnohaaiitt
I use “Grawul”
no worries is amul ragal
que quiere decir tom roco??
gracias
What does “tom roco” mean?
Thanks
Hi i was just wondering i’ve been looking up how to say i love you in wolof and while i was in senegal i was under the impression that it was boga nala but when i was searching how to spell it i found it as Nob naa la. which one is right? also How do you say “my sister”
nob nala is something you would like say to a boyfriend . it’s the equivalent of ‘i like you’ . begue nala means more of I love you .
and what the meaning of dama la nopp then..i herd it is smt like i love u…
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Beugg is to like.. beugg na sama yay ( I love my mother); beugg na thiepp ( I love/like rice).
Nopp nalla is I love you ( you say it to someone you are intimate with, or you wanna be intimate with).
Clearly there’s a big difference between Beugg & nopp.
@kath mayall – thanks so much, I’m writing letters back to my Gambian “family” and couldn’t remember “Naka sa doogooda?”. This is proof that really, anything is available on the internet.
Arame: buga naa la translates to “i want you” or “i like you”
nop naa la is “i love you”
i could be wrong but I’d say these terms are both reserved for the opposite sex.
my sister – there is no specific term for sister, you have to refer to siblings as younger “suma raka” or older “suma mag” and then add male or female, so if you’re speaking to your younger sister you’d say “suma raka bu jigen”, whereas your elder sister would be “suma mag bu jigen” (translates directly as “my older sibling that is female”)
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It was fun finding this site. I was in Senegal from 93-94 and miss Wolof. I lived in Koussanar ci weto Tambacunda. (near Tamba) Wolof ak Senegal Bak na! (I still cannot spell in Engish, French or Wolof)
Hi, im dating a guy from senegal, im so inluv wit him so i want to learn his language- wolof
ITS REALLY REDICULUS; IT DIDN’T HELPED ME TO COMPLETE MY PROJECT
Glad to see all the helpful responses to this post!
Thank you for this blog! How do I say “watermelon” in Wolof? I am working on a food project which showed me that it is a fruit that originated in Western Africa.
jom ji. The ji part is optional – it’s like saying “the”.
In the part of Senegal where I lived they used the word ‘haal’
Hi, what do you say on Korite? I know it starts with:
A: Baal ma ak
B: Baal na la
then there’s something like, “yalla nu yana bo lay val?”
Thank you it was helpfull to read this because I try n teach myself wolof because my husband doesnt want to teach me I know a bit what I learnd by just listning but it would be good if I could get a phrase book to help me or a web page
I have some more, my husband is a Gambian.and Im spanish!! .the words are not well written, I write like I sound like my… i hope can help a little!!!
Suma Hol = my heart
Nanga def = How are you
Mangui fi = Im Be here
Nanga no tu da = hOw is your name?
Danga Sona = you are tired?
Danga Dof = You are crazy!!!
Nakasubasi = Good Morning
Suma raka = Brother
Bagna = is Ok
Ñiatala? How cost???
Torop= so much
tuti rek = little
Danga refet = you are pretty
Man = I
Yow = You
Ko kan La = Who are you?
suba = tomorrow
am = Take
pichidoma = owl
fan la = where is???
kañudem = let’s go
jerejef = thank you
Damalob = I love you
lo wah = what you say?
suma jekkar = My husband
Suma jabbar = My wife
waaw = yes
dedet = no
Pourlan = why?
Dafa tuki = travel is
Nekufi =Do not be
Jahuma = i dont know
lu geo? Wha happen?
Meima = Gimme
Danga ñao = You Are ugly!
Balal ma = Im Sorry
togal fi = sit here
yogal = Up
Namana la = i miss you
tanga = Hot
Naka sa Family ? How is the family??
Nopil = Shut up
Merby = mother
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hi all
i cam at dis side n i waan learn wolof too, just knw tuuti rek n it would be so nice rek if i knw more..
@Denise Mendy
can u write me a email ? pls lol
jerejef
please could you tell me what means in Senegalese SA MA KHOL?
It means “my heart” I believe.
hi maria
i know it as (suma xhol ) = my heart
suma xharit = my friend
suma xhalibi =my baby (darlin)
grettings
Hi, would someone be so kind to translate to English for me please
Chon nice na cherie abdoulie?
Many thanks
hello everyone! i just needed some help to say” I hope you are having a wonderful day” in wolof or fulani. please help it would be of great assistance… i hope lol
in wolof: yendu ak jamm
This is a very good collection!
I posted a sentence earlier but no one had replied. I am looking for help to translate a sentence from wolof to English. Please cam you help if you can. The sentence was comment left on a picture..
Chon nice na cherie abdoulie?
Look forward to a reply..
chon nice na cherie abdoulie
nice na means dats nice cherie france means darling abdoulie
may it means: is dis nice darling abdoulie ?
Thank you very much binta, I really appreciate your response.
wowa nice framingI like iriemtnd me of a nice and sometimes dangerous hobby I used have in the past in Paris.Down along parking lot ramp at full speed with inline skatting.Can i print it for my own usaged ?
What does cheapah nakama mean
I am heading to Dakar and I would like to know if there is someone that would be willing to help me learn more Wolof. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am a nurse, arriving in Dakar on March 23rd with a team of doctors and nurses. We are looking for people to help us with translation: English to Wolof. If you know of anyone interested and available, March 26-30 let me know. sheriprn@comcast.net
I want to learn wolof
You’re in the right place 🙂
How do you say in Wolof “with Love”? Like when tou are going to give someone a present and you say this is from me with love! In Frech avec amour.
With love = ak mbeggeel; ak cofeel (friendship). ‘Ak’ means and/with. ‘Nob’ is a verb that also means ‘to be in love’.
hey do you know the meaning of this phrase “akh ki dou moromou domou khadj bobou” can u help me please..i really need it..thank you
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I would like to be able to say..Thank you very much..or, Thank you my friend..in Wolof. Someone told me the other day..Danga Rafet..
jiri jif is thankyou
I appreciate the reply. Can that be expanded just a bit to make it a little more personal, say add the words, My friend?
Jere-jef is ‘thank you’. Torop is ‘very much’ (from French ‘trop’). So, Jere-jef torop would be like ‘merci beaucoup’ (French) which is how they would probably say it in Senegal, at least in the urban centers.
Xarit/xariit is ‘friend’. Sama/suma is ‘my’. Suma xarit — “my friend”.
So, to finally answer your question 🙂 “Torop jere-jef, suma xarit!” or in French; “Merci beaucoup, mon ami!”
Bare/bari is another way to say ‘much’. Jaaraama is another way to say ‘thank you’.
By the way, danga rafet means “You are beautiful”.
P.S. — Xarit is pronounced like hair-reet. The ‘x’ is like a guttural ‘h’.
i knw it as jerejef ore jere jef (thank you)
I appreciate your quick reply Binta..I’m goint to try it today. Jere jef.
I believe I have it..thank you my friend, would be..jeri jef suma xarrit..
I still can’t make the right sound for “X” tho..that’s going to take much more practice.
After I went through all that I see you already have it 🙂
It’s great to have it all in one post tho, Amadou..this is a wonderful site..everyone can learn lots if we just take the time to make a few notes..and practice, practice, practice.
Thank you. I have been away from the site for awhile but I have some things in the works and will begin updating the site in a few weeks. I’m glad to see that even in my absence this site remains useful for those who wish to learn Wolof.
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Can someone tell me how to say “Hope you are ok, I miss you and love you”
Yaakaar sa yaram jamm, dama la nob ak nala namm. <– Not 100% sure about this, can someone confirm?
yaakaar – hope; sa (your) yaram (body/health) jamm (peace/well) – your body at peace/you're in good health; dama (I) la (you) nob (love) – I love you; ak – and; nala (I will[?]) namm (miss) – I will miss you.
In Wolof! Thanks
Amul solo 🙂
Hi everybody.
My boyfriend is from Senegal and I really love him a loooot. I’m looking forward to learn phrases in Wolof. I want him to see I care a lot can you please give me some love phrases or things to say to him. Thank you =-)
Hello,
Di la nama – I am going to miss you. (It can also be used to day I miss you)
nama nala – I miss you
Mala raw – I miss you more
Bugg naa la – I love you (general)
Sopp naa la – I love you (I admire you – when dating)
Nopp naa la – I love you (between partners)
http://quizlet.com/1645140/wolof-greetings-phrases-flash-cards/ is quite a good site so check it out if you can. Hope that helps 🙂
Salaam mallekum !
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Does anyone know what ‘Dama la buga’ means? I think it is something like ‘I like you’ but I am not sure.
You’re right. That is basically what it means.
Dama means ‘I am’. La means ‘you’. Bugga means ‘like/love/desire/want’.
Bugga is often used when indicating something that you want. For example if someone was giving you the choice between an apple and an orange and you wanted the apple you’d say ‘dama bugga pom’; ‘I want the apple/I like the apple.”
Jerejef !
Someone said ‘Dama la buga’ to me and would not tell me what it meant. Said I would have to find out for myself. Soo.. thank you ! 😀
Haha…no problem! You’re welcome. Looks like you have an admirer… 😉
This meditation was very intsteering in that I seemed to drift off into what seemed to be an altered state but I was still aware of Moorpheus talking at the end. Part of me was listening and understood but the other part of me was seriously asleep LOLOL. When I woke up it was about 11:40 but I was in such a spacey place, it took me a minute to re-group. I Loved This one!!!
ahh good, now i know how to say i want/like/love/desire him to my boyfriend. he does speak good english but i can tell he is very surprised and happy when he hears me speak in wolof. i suppose it feels more personal 🙂
I seem to get a lot of comments from people with Wolof speaking boyfriends and girlfriends. I should do a post for lovers.
yes you should ;o)
silo neka- what you doing?
nakam- how are you?
mang gee dem- I’m going
mang gee dam lee gay-im going to work
wa cha nga- you off from work?
This is gambian wolof, i hope it helps you like it did me i learning from my husband and his cousins who speak it and are from Gambia.
Noup nala- i love you
numa nala- i miss you
this is great, my husband has a strong accent,, im clueless
Hi, this Q is for Bamber…i think the first two questions you have posted above are informal and mainly used among friends as ive been told my my boyfriend and his friends who are from The Gambia as well. You should follow up with your husband as i was urged not to learn these questions this way first. I think its a little too familiar to address elders. but, id welcome feedback if im incorrect as well.
they are for friends, my husbands friend taught me that so i can talk to him and all his cousins.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for liking my post Learing Wolof. I have enjoyed reading this page and the comments as they remind me of our wonderful trip to Senegal for our son’s wedding. Now Iknow what to reply when somone says “I miss you “
Thank you! I’m glad you were able to learn something new while you were here 🙂
Hello all! Naka ngeen def?
My husband is Senegalese and I was wondering if anyone could share any romantic phrases in Wolof. Anything that one would whisper during a romantic candlelight dinner or sms to let the person know that you’re thinking of them.
Jaajef waay!
Ania
i have been told a term of endearment for your loved one is cherry coco. it is how my boyfriend and i refer to each other…he wants to be married and i think we still need to work together to see if we can be a good pair. no funny business goes on here except affection like hugs and kisses or holding hands. i am struggling with his culture of just getting married without taking some time to get to know each other. advice anyone??
I recognize everything you say. My boyfriends tells me exactly the same. He wants to marry me, but I need more time to get to know eachother. I met him 18 months ago, but we only spend 6 weeks together ( 2 times 3 weeks)
How is your relationship now?
hey can someone halp mw with a translation…i need to know the meanning of this phrase “akh ki dou moromou domou khadj bobou” Does someone know?…thank you
Khadj means dog..
Literally it means ( this one is not equal to that son of a dog) .. but speaking. It just means “this person is much better than that son of a bitch”
Here is my enail if I can help more, tiendella@yahoo.com; I don’t check it regularly though
hi every one, i am a gambian and i was sooo happy to learn about this site, i love it, japa lenko fofu okay, and i have some treats for the wives
Welcome to the site!
Hi everyone!
I would really like to learn wolof.
My dad is a gambian but unfortunately he never thaught me wolof.
I only see my family in the gambia once in 2 years. So its difficult to learn it everyday. Could you guys please help me!
Thanks
omg how cool is this site. just came across it by chance thank you google! i’m gambian. who knew there were so many other ppl wanting to learn wolof. li ci internet bi!
can someone please translate nga magal ko c atyu
Hi, I’m italian. i listened a beautiful song named nana ye. I’m a teacher and I would to teach this song to my little students.
Can anyone tell me the correct text and translation please?
More or less is
Nana ye zimbe
Nana ye zimbe
Nana ye somalé nana zimbe.
Suma doom jangal so bougué an diplo.
hello matteo. who is this song by? I’m having trouble making sense of the lyrics. i have no idea what nana ye zimbe is supposed to mean but i do know that ” suma doom jangal so bouge am diplome” literally means “my child learn if you want to have a diploma” basically the singer is imploring the child to get an education. wish i could be of more help.
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This is the song, thank you very much. I think you’re on the right way: maybe my version was a “phonetic” version, and sorry for my english. 🙂
please can anyone translate: ‘gisuma ko deh’ to English?
It means ‘I don’t see it’ literally but can also be ‘I can’t see/find it’
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how do you write “we are all the same” in Wolof. Thank you for your reply ❤
You can say nio far which means we are all together or we are one.
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my husband spent time in a wolof speaking area, one of the phrases he uses means for the good of us all….How in the work would that be spelled? (yok a boke) I don’t know THANKS.
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I think he was saying you are welcome, which also literally means ‘we share it.’ It is often written with an accent above the n – ñokobok – pronouced nyokobok.
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what does “nanala” mean if anything? I got this from a Senegalese male friend but can’t figure out if his spelling is off cause i can’t find a translation!
Hey may have just been shortening namenala which means I miss you or I have missed you…but not sure otherwise.
I thought that but wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something or that maybe he misspelled nob nala, but I’m sure nob nala and nanala sound quite different! Thank you
What es the muy: yalla na ma yalla may Diam ak were ak Nieppe. Please
A rough translation – God will repay you with peace, love and everything
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hello! could someone please help me how to say in Wolof – “I’m very sorry. please forgive me for everything”? thanks in advance!
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Could anyone plz tell me wat “yow suma u nga” means…thnx
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Could anyone plz tell me wat “yow suma y nga” means…thnx
my parents re nigerians bt i ws born in d gambia brikama to be precise…….i ws good in wollof n madinko bfor bt wen i n my family relocate i find it hard to rememba d languagues…..pls sumone shud help me cz i nid to learn my language again
How do you say “my grandmother” in Wolof?
yaye sama yaye (the mother of my mother)
kom yow rekk queen suma yw nga
wht dat means? please!
How to say this is all for you in Senegalese wolof
How do you say in Wolof- my heart belongs to
Hello everybody someone can translate for me this lyrics?Is a song from Senegal is called Mbeuguel by Carlou D,thanks a lot!!
you can found the lyrics here
Yow yarame nékhoule
Any idea what this means?
Yow sa yaram nekhoul ” you are sick/ you are nuts/ you are wild.
Hi! Im seing someone that is from Gambia. His grandmother just passed away. Does anyone know how to say: “May she rest in peace. Im here for you”, in Wolof? Thank you!
hello I’m dating with a Gambian and wanna tell him some romantic sentences . I’m trying to learn some basic words to make him happy! but now I need ” I am the luckiest girl in the world because I found you and never gonna let you go again ” plz help me ! 🙂
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I have one Senegalese boy friend. Can u give me a wolof to french dictionary? and also french to wolof.
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can someone tell me what does “khewuel” means??
Khewel literally means Luck/opportunity
What does Balnala mean?
Kheweul – happiness, often heard in the phrase ‘jamm ak kheweul’ – peace and happiness.
Balnaala – I forgive you, often used at festivals when people say ‘balma ak’ – forgive me, to others who reply ‘balnaala’.
What does this mean?
Fo rek
Wa douma fo touti sakh
Fo rek : “you play too much/ playing is the only thing you do”.
“Douma fo touti sakh ” (nothing wrong with playing a bit)
Can you tell me what the following means: lonek yagiu ci diam
Living in NY since ’98, I found out long ago each English vowel can have up to 5 or 6 different sounds; unlike the English we were taught in Senegalese High school..
Wolof pronunciation is easier because each vowel has but one sound if I am not mistaken, like French. Because we wolof speakers don’t have our own alphabet; we use the french one .
The A in wolof or french always sounds like the O in Mott or robOt; well unless the A is succeeded by the vowel i or u.
The O in wolof, mostly sounds the same as the O in bOy; unless it is succeeded by U or i ; but I can’t think of a Wolof word with oi sound.
Hi everyone, love this thred. Im married to a Senegalese man and we have lots of trouble with comunicaions, from both languagebarriers and cultural diffrencies, yean and the common woman/man challenge.
What does “nou nou” mean? For example “Fofo nou nou” or “nou no la”
How to say “I wish people could have more patienser” and “I wish we could understand eachother better”
And a Word for Communication
sorry it should be “Patience”
ans please, what is the words for humility and pride
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